FILM DIRECTOR

Simon Beaufoy

1966 - Today

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Simon Beaufoy (; born 26 December 1966) is a British screenwriter. Born in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, he was educated at Malsis School in Cross Hills, Ermysted's Grammar School and Sedbergh School, he read English at St Peter's College, Oxford and graduated from Arts University Bournemouth. In 1997, he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for The Full Monty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Beaufoy has received more than 384,044 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Simon Beaufoy is the 1,865th most popular film director (down from 1,700th in 2019), the 6,615th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,997th in 2019) and the 147th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Simon Beaufoys by language

Over the past year Simon Beaufoy has had the most page views in the with 43,956 views, followed by Russian (2,576), and Spanish (2,452). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Danish (245.80%), Armenian (67.07%), and Chinese (50.47%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Simon Beaufoy ranks 1,865 out of 2,041. Before him are Rachel Talalay, Ram Gopal Varma, Dean DeBlois, David DeCoteau, Amat Escalante, and Dan Attias. After him are Lukas Dhont, Bruce Cohen, Sooraj Barjatya, Joshua Oppenheimer, David Dobkin, and Olena Demyanenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Simon Beaufoy ranks 682. Before him are Chris Morgan, Sean M. Carroll, Ingeborg, Akiyoshi Yoshida, Anthony Mason, and Bent Skammelsrud. After him are Paula Trickey, Neil Broad, Con O'Neill, Ingo Steuer, H. Jon Benjamin, and Heike Warnicke.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Beaufoy ranks 6,615 out of 8,785. Before him are Michail Antonio (1990), Chris Sutton (1973), Jemima Kirke (1985), Dominic Solanke (1997), Miles Millar (1967), and Rafe Spall (1983). After him are Owen Nolan (1972), Jacob Rees-Mogg (1969), Yungblud (1997), Derren Brown (1971), Dennis Potter (1935), and Judith Weir (1954).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Simon Beaufoy ranks 147. Before him are Ben Wheatley (1972), Chris Cunningham (1970), Lynne Ramsay (1969), Bernard Rose (1960), Bill Forsyth (1946), and David Slade (1969). After him are Andrew Haigh (1973), Ol Parker (1969), Rupert Wyatt (1972), Shane Meadows (1972), Gareth Evans (1980), and Euros Lyn (1971).

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Filmography

127 Hours
Director
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
Nov 12o 20107.076 / 10
Slumdog Millionaire
Director
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
Nov 12o 20087.732 / 10
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Director
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.
Nov 15o 20137.427 / 10